, 1887-11-03
The Higher Court Refuses 20
Grant u Writ.
The Chicago Anarchists Must
Stretch Rope. ..
How the News was Received by
the Condemned.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The first news OF
the decision of the supreme court in
the case of the condemned anarchists
was taken to the county Jail 10y IN AS
sociated Press reporter, II few minutes
after it had been received from Wash
ington. Jailer Folze expressed no
astonishment saying merely "Well
its just what we expected" There
were no visitors in the Jail and the
prisoners were all in their cells when
tie news arrived A note was sent up
to Spies telling him the writ had been
denied and asking him il he had any
statement to make in regard to tie
matter. Spies was sitting in his cell
busily engaged with some manuscript.
He read the note and returned it with
this short answer: 81 have nothing
to say" None of the prisoners would
say anything either. Within fifteen
minutes after the verdict was an
nounced eight or ten officers clothed
in citizens clothes appeared and
quietly disposed themselves about the
building and neighborhoOd. Without
any previous jntimation u rule rig idly
deterribg visitors from the Jail was
quickly put in force, and no one was
allowed to enter the building during
the afternoon except officers, reporters
and relatives of the anarchists.
AS soon us the news from Washing.
ton had generally circulated through
the city, IA miscellaneous rush of peo.
pie came to see the condemned men
before it was too late. They entered
the sheriff. Office in II drove but the
burly deputy who guards the way to
the Jail yard was obdurate. Friends
of the doomed men bearing baskets OF
delicacies for them begged admittance.
The dainties were passed in but only
relatives gained entrance. Sheriff
Mattson said: 81 don't want to make
any fuss but visits of other anarchists
have got to be stopped. Personally, l
wonld like to grant doomed men all
the favors could, but don't think it
would be wise to do so, and it may
but their friends might give them dag
gers or poison, and although if they
wanted to kill themselves we might be
powerless to prevent it, still | should
not like to have it said that If | had
attended to my duty the suicides might
have been prevented" The first of the
relatives OF the condemned men to
visit the Jail was Mrs Engel. she moved
about in II nervous manner as though
she could scarcely realize that the last
slender thread of hope was broken.
Lingg's aunt and II young lady cousin
and one of his almires came next.
They were all downcast, with traces
of tears on their checks, but had not
been talking to the reckless bomb
maker five minutes when they were all
laughing, and their mirth sounded
strangely incopgruOus with the feel
ings Of most oi those present.
Frank Beileldt, of the Arheiter Iei-
tung, came next, shortly followed by
Spies two brothers and his mother,
who seemed to feel her sorrow deeply.
Mrs. Parsons and her two children
came and with them II lady who is in
terested in the work of the Amnesty
association. Every one of the prison
ers had " semblance at least Of cheer.
full spirits. Mr.. Beiieldt said after
leaving the Jail:
at is uleless to ask those men to
sign II petition to the government for
their lives. have just been talking
to them and they laugh at the idea"
had its scene at the police headquar
tcrs. The moment the word OF the
decision was received all the detectives
in the building disappeared with
amazing sud,lenncss AS to what dis
tricts or places they We're assigned
their superiors are non committal. 1t
is known, however, that for some days
the men have had sealed instructions
to act as soon rs decision was re-
ceived. ave will not be caught nap.
ping" was all the officials would say.
1t is asserted that preparations are
already going on for the hanging.
~Nooses, it is said, have been ordered.
An additional scaffold will have to be
built and preparations are going on
for this to-day. Already the morbidly
Curious OF Chicago, as well as outside,
are sending in requests for tickets to
get in the Jail on the 1lth inst. Letters
by the score are arriving daily from
prominent journalists who desire to
have representative on hand. They
will all 5e doomed to disappointment.
The sheriff will admit only representa-
tives of the city press, press associa-
tions. members of Jury and attorneys,
as provided by law. Everything is
perfectly quiet in and around the Jail,
and in fact all over the whole city.
The denial Of isS, writ WAS universally
expected here. Police are prepared
for any emergency, though they say
they have no fear of open violence.
The police have all thought the su.